Survivor stories

Reading the story of someone who has experienced cancer can be helpful. These personal stories have been shared by some generous individuals. They describe their cancer and its impact on their lives.  

• “Peter’s mum took her hair off!" Juliet Viney, diagnosed with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer
• "Some days it was really hard", Kylie Pretty's 18 year old daughter, Tilly Pretty, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) when she was 3.5 years old 
• “We didn’t have Slip, Slop, Slap back then” Malcolm Chandler was diagnosed with melanoma 
• "10 Years On - My Story Retold" Meg Rynderman OAM, our consumer representative retells her story. You can also watch Meg sharing her cancer survivor journey
• "One smile a day" Natalia Dewiyani, diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma
• "Never good news" James Williams, diagnosed with colorectal cancer at age 54
• "God I'm lucky, dead lucky". Richard Gardner, diagnosed with tonsil and an unrelated bowel cancer
• "You’re so lucky" Meg Rynderman OAM is our consumer representative who leads the survivor story project
• "Time may change me" Sarah Tarr, diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukaemia as a child
• "There are all sorts of different survivals" Andrew Howard, diagnosed with prostate cancer 
• "There’s no happy pills or magic wands" Mikah Montgomery, diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer
• "At the end of the day it's my body" Ian Allen diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma